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Currently on view at the Mauritshuis in the exhibition Royal Trust - Dutch Masters from British Country Houses is A Still Life with Flowers and Fruit Arranged on a Stone Plinth in a Garden (c. 1685) by Cornelis de Heem (1631-1695). The breath-taking realism with which De Heem painted this still life almost makes it possible to actually smell the flowers! The fresh, crisp appearence of the majority of the flowers forms a stark contrast with the almost cartoonish flatness of the orange anemones on the left. The most likely reason for their appearence is the discolouration of yellow lake pigment. The yellow lake - which is extremely prone to discolouration - would have been used as a glaze on top of the undermodelled paint. This would have given the anemones a depth and vibrancy of colour to match the other flowers. This is no reason to be sad however! The sign next to the painting tells that the natural course of time and subsequent decay of life is the theme of this painting. Some of the fruit is already rotting, and wild garden plants are reclaiming their place. The finality of the artist's materials is therefore a testament to what De Heem is trying to teach us. Discolouration of this kind cannot be undone, but it should not have to spoil a wonderful painting like this at all! #technicalarthistory #mauritshuis #royaltrust #arthistory #thehague #painting #oldmasterpaintings #dutcholdmasters #bouquet #stilllife #flowerstilllife #flowers #fruit #17thcentury #art #color #colors #discoloration #discolouration #conservationandrestoration #culturalheritage #lakepigment #yellowlake #paint #artistmaterials #museum #exhibition #artexhibition #dutchpainting #cornelisdeheem (bij Mauritshuis) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpiDI1lhims/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xglxu0bpgzc0

Monday Grand Motivation III : via The Royal Trust Collection. Views of the Interior and Exterior of Windsor Castle by Joseph Nash. published 1848 Large volume of 25 colour lithograph views of Windsor Castle, with individual text, featuring Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, Louis-Philippe of France, etc. Blue cloth binding with leather spine and corners. Provenance Purchased by Prince Albert from Maclean's Gallery, 1849 Creator(s) Joseph Nash (1809-78) (artist) 26 Haymarket : Thomas McLean (publisher) Subject(s) Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901) Prince Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-61) Louis Philippe I, King of the French, 1st son of Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1773-1850) Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia, 3rd son of Paul I, Emperor of Russia (1796-1855) King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910) By the way: the marriage of Prince Harry and Markle which will take place in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle May 18th at 12pm. Link: https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/817132/views-of-the-interior-and-exterior-of-windsor-castle-by-joseph-nash Royal Collection Trust [insta: @royal_collection_trust ] is a charity caring for the #RoyalCollection and visitors to #BuckinghamPalace #QueensGallery #WindsorCastle #HolyroodPalace #RoyalMews . . . . . . . . . . . . #mondaymotivation #happymonday #monday #windsor #queenvictoria #princealbert #louisphilippe #nicholasi #kingedwardvii #josephnash #19thcentury #englishhistory #theroyals #royaltrust #royal #queen #england #englishhistory #royalfamily #royalty #instainterior #interiors #interiordesignideas #royalwedding #interiordesign (at Windsor Castle)

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Khadgar: *smug grin*

But what are the ship names for Khadgar/Taria or Khadgar/Garona, or haven’t we named them yet? 

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